Couple sues over kiss

BEIJING – An incensed Chinese couple, videotaped hugging and kissing on a subway platform, plan to sue the subway’s operator after the video was uploaded to Youtube and other Web sites, attracting thousands of hits.

The three-minute video of the couple in their 20s was shot in September and uploaded to Youtube and Chinese video-sharing Web sites last week, Tuesday’s China Daily reported, citing a local newspaper. It drew more than 15 000 hits in two days, it said.”A mocking voice can be heard in the background of the video.It has extremely embarrassed the couple,” the paper said.The subway’s operator, Shanghai Metro Operation Co Ltd, was investigating and had promised “severe punishment” if employees were found to have misused the video, the paper said.Nampa-ReutersIt drew more than 15 000 hits in two days, it said.”A mocking voice can be heard in the background of the video.It has extremely embarrassed the couple,” the paper said.The subway’s operator, Shanghai Metro Operation Co Ltd, was investigating and had promised “severe punishment” if employees were found to have misused the video, the paper said.Nampa-Reuters